Governor Jay Inslee announced $5.8 million in grants on Wednesday to fight poverty in Washington state. The Spokane Workforce Development Area is one of four areas to receive a grant, valued at $1.7 million.
What if every state in the union provided some seed money for local journalism -- as a way to rebuild some of what's been lost through years of budget cuts and layoffs?
A federal court in Spokane stated Wednesday that the Trump administration's early termination of Planned Parenthood's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants was unlawful.